Nothing comes close
To this feeling  
Of the wind rushing past my face  
The thrum of the engine between my knees  
The sound of thunder emitting out of the exhaust

Nothing comes close
To this sense of euphoria
As I twist the throttle and she picks up more speed
As the wind beats at my jacket


Nothing comes close
To this feeling
Of watching the vehicles, buildings, trees, people rushing past
As I speed by on my two wheeled demon


Nothing comes close
To this sense of freedom
As I cruise along on the road
Underneath a blanket full of stars
With the roar of the engine in my ears
Just me, my bike and the road

An oppressive, heavy darkness
Stale, musty air tinged with a touch of madness
A bone chilling cold
Assaults his senses as he awakens from sleep's stranglehold

Alone in his cell
He slumps with tears making tracks of dirt down his face
In defiance of the gloom a brightly lit shrine occupies a corner
A shrine filled with mementoes of his past

He drags himself towards the shrine
Casts his eyes about till they rest upon a key
A key for a door in a cell with no doors
A key that's engraved with the words
"Freedom lies in the way forward"

He scrabbles away from the shrine and slumps against a wall
With a blood curdling keen he wails
"The future is too daunting for me!"
As he claws his face with dirt filled nails

So he is still there sitting alone in his prison
With the key mockingly bright
Waiting for him to grab it
And escape that prison of his own making

I just want to lay here
Wrapped in your arms
Skin to skin
Souls laid bare

Don't want to leave
Knowing I must
A feeling of peace
It completely engulfs

Take me once more
Show me how we're wrong
I don't believe it's true
Since my angels now sing your tune

I have loved you these many years
As I love you now
As we sit quietly
Dancing along the guise of friendship

The stares that linger a second longer
Than a friend’s stare should
the soft laughter
that muffles the cry of a yearning heart

The torture
I fear
Of knowing I’ll never have you
May not equal
The torture
Of never sharing a smile
Daring a whisper
Or chasing a dream

He looks at her lying there sleeping with a smile on his face
He shuts his eyes
Opens them and sees her beckoning to him
He goes to her
Takes her in his arms and murmurs sweet nothings till she is asleep again
He shuts his eyes
Opens them again and he's still standing there watching her sleep

He watches her as she speaks so animatedly
The light from the harsh fluorescent bulb hardly diminishes the angles, the planes, the beauty of her face
He watched the pleasure in her face turns to sorrow as she recounts her troubles
And as he wished with all his might that he could take her in his arms to comfort her

He shuts his eyes
And opens them
He goes to her
Takes her in his arms
Comforts her as she cries out her anguish
He shuts his eyes
Opens them again  
And he's still sitting in his seat
Watching her pour her soul out

He's standing by the door
As she bids him goodbye
She saunters over to him
Hugs him goodbye
As she walked away
He shuts his eyes
Opens them
And hurries over to her
With a whisper as soft as butterfly wings
He says "I'm in love with you"
He shuts his eyes
And opens them again
He's still standing by the door
As she hurried away to her ride
With the words still unspoken

He lay down in his bed
Thinking about the day
As he closes his eyes
He goes back to dreaming about her

My heart is telling me
That this feeling isn't meant to be
That we can't be together
As it will only end in displeasure


My head wants to tell you 
A secret that has been eating me inside 
A secret that I know you will brush aside
As it's something I know I shouldn't pursue


My arms want to embrace you
Every time you look sad or blue
Even when you're happy and beaming
But I know I'm just a dreaming


My lips want to kiss you 
Tell you words that I don't think you want to hear
Tell you things that I've kept dear
Kiss you with passion that I know is true


My eyes want to keep looking at you all day long
Endlessly wishing that every moment we spend together I can prolong
Wishing you could see what I see when I look at you
A perfect angel with a light that shines true


Alas! I can only hope and dream
That someday I'll be able to tell you
That my whole being is all askew
That someday I'll be able to scream

I'm in love with you!